Zebra ZC11-0M00000US00 Single-Sided ID Card Printer with Mag Stripe
Overview
The Zebra ZC11-0M00000US00 is a single-sided dye-sublimation card printer built for organizations that need to issue employee ID badges, membership cards, and event credentials at the point of need — without a complicated setup or a dedicated print station. At 8.6 lbs and 10.2 in. H × 6.2 in. W × 15.1 in. D, it fits under a counter, on a reception desk, or inside a hospital admissions window without claiming floor space or requiring a dedicated print room. Plug in via USB 2.0 and it's printing the day it arrives.
The ZC100 platform — of which the ZC11-0M00000US00 is the USB-only, ISO HiCo/LoCo magnetic stripe variant — is Zebra's current-generation compact card printer line. If you're sourcing from the broader Zebra card printer catalog, the ZC100 sits at the entry point of the ZC series, targeting single-sided, single-location deployments.
Key Features
- 300 dpi Print Resolution: At 11.8 dots/mm, 300 dpi produces sharp, photo-quality badge portraits and readable fine text on CR80 cards. This is the minimum you want for ID badges where facial detail matters for visual verification by security staff.
- 150 cph Color / 700 cph Monochrome Throughput: 150 cards per hour in full YMCKO color means you can badge a 100-person department in under an hour. Flip to monochrome-only print jobs — maintenance access cards, visitor passes — and throughput climbs to 700 cph, making batch re-issuance practical mid-shift.
- ISO 7811 Magnetic Stripe Encoder (HiCo/LoCo): The onboard mag stripe encoder writes both High Coercivity and Low Coercivity tracks, covering employee access cards (HiCo is the standard for long-term credentials) and short-life event passes (LoCo sufficient). No external encoder module or second pass required — encoding and printing happen in one pass.
- 100-Card Input and Output Hoppers: Matched 100-card (30 mil) hoppers mean you load once and collect once for a full batch. The saloon-style output doors require no manual opening — grab a single card or the entire stack without fumbling with a door latch during high-traffic issuance events.
- Auto-Adjusting Card Feeder (10–40 mil): The feeder adjusts on-the-fly to card thickness with no manual dial setting. This matters when your workflow uses both standard 30 mil PVC badges and thicker 40 mil composite cards — no operator intervention between card types.
- 2 GB Flash Memory: Onboard flash stores card templates, fonts, and overlay designs locally. For deployments issuing the same badge template across hundreds of employees, local storage keeps print jobs fast and eliminates round-trips to the host PC for each card.
- Supports CR80 and CR79 Card Formats: CR80 (ISO 7810 ID-1) is the universal credit-card-size standard. CR79 support adds compatibility with clamshell card holders and certain access control form factors without switching printers.
- Optional Ethernet or 802.11ac Wi-Fi: The base USB-only configuration works as a standalone station. When your card issuance workflow needs to serve multiple workstations — HR, security desk, satellite offices — you can add optional 10/100 Ethernet or 802.11ac Wi-Fi (MFi-certified) without replacing the printer. This upgrade path protects the capital investment as your deployment scales.
- Multi-Language Driver Support: The driver ships with support for English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), German, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, and Arabic. For global enterprise deployments or multilingual workforces, operators can interact with the printer in their native language without IT localization work.
- Compact, Consumer-Friendly Enclosure: Unlike industrial card printers designed for back-office use, the ZC100's industrial-grade ID card printers category aesthetics are intentionally approachable. It fits front-of-house locations — retail counters, clinic reception desks — where visible industrial hardware creates friction with customers.
Integration and Compatibility
The ZC11-0M00000US00 connects via USB 2.0 to any Windows host running Zebra's graphical driver. The driver's tabbed interface provides a visual card preview — you see how setting changes affect card layout before committing to a print run, which reduces wasted ribbon and card stock during setup. The embedded smartchip in each ribbon cartridge communicates remaining yield to the driver, so ribbon depletion is reported before a batch run fails mid-job.
Card stock compatibility spans PVC and PVC composite materials in CR80 and CR79 formats, 10 to 40 mil thickness. If your access control system uses standard ISO magnetic stripe cards, this printer handles encoding in the same pass as printing. For facilities exploring contactless credentials, note that this specific SKU does not include a smart card encoder — that would require a different ZC100 variant.
Operating environment requirements are standard for an office deployment: 59°F to 95°F (15°C to 35°C) operating temperature, 20% to 80% non-condensing humidity. Card stock has tighter storage requirements — 41°F to 77°F (5°C to 25°C) and 35% to 65% RH — so store ribbon and card stock away from exterior walls in unconditioned spaces. The AC power input accepts both 90–132 VAC and 190–264 VAC at 47–63 Hz, making the unit internationally usable with the appropriate power cord. This US cord variant ships with a North American plug.
For environments managing multiple printers across sites, Zebra's card printer management tools integrate with this platform — review your Zebra card printer management options to determine if centralized fleet management applies to your deployment scale. For organizations pairing card printing with a broader physical identity program, consider reviewing a card-based access control deployment guide to align credential formats between your printer and reader infrastructure before purchasing card stock.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Does the ZC11-0M00000US00 support two-sided card printing?
A: No. The ZC11-0M00000US00 is a single-sided printer. If your badge design requires printing on both faces of the card, you need a dual-sided variant in the ZC series.
Q: What card formats and thicknesses does the ZC11-0M00000US00 accept?
A: It accepts CR80 (ISO 7810 ID-1 standard credit-card size) and CR79 cards in PVC and PVC composite materials, ranging from 10 to 40 mil thickness. The card feeder adjusts automatically — no manual thickness setting required between card stocks.
Q: Can I add Wi-Fi or Ethernet to the ZC11-0M00000US00 later?
A: Yes. This SKU ships USB-only, but optional 10/100 Ethernet and 802.11ac (MFi-certified) Wi-Fi connectivity are available as upgrades, allowing the printer to serve multiple workstations without replacing the unit.
Q: What magnetic stripe encoding does the ZC11-0M00000US00 support?
A: The onboard encoder supports ISO 7811 magnetic stripe encoding for both High Coercivity (HiCo) and Low Coercivity (LoCo) cards. Encoding occurs in the same pass as printing — no second pass or external device needed.
Q: What are the throughput speeds for the ZC11-0M00000US00?
A: 150 cards per hour in full color (YMCKO) and 700 cards per hour in single-color monochrome mode.
Q: What operating environment does the ZC11-0M00000US00 require?
A: Operating temperature is 59°F to 95°F (15°C to 35°C) with 20% to 80% non-condensing humidity. Card and ribbon stock have tighter storage requirements: 41°F to 77°F (5°C to 25°C) and 35% to 65% RH.
The ZC11-0M00000US00 is the variant I'd hand to an HR team or physical security coordinator who needs a reliable, front-desk-friendly badge printer without requiring IT involvement in daily operation. The 700 cph monochrome throughput is the spec that tends to surprise people — for access card re-issuance runs or visitor pass batches, that speed makes this feel like a production tool, not a desktop novelty.
Technical Highlights:
- Matched 100-Card Hoppers: Input and output both hold 100 cards at 30 mil — you load once per batch and collect the full stack without monitoring the output tray mid-run. For a 75-person onboarding event, that's one load and one collect.
- In-Pass ISO 7811 Mag Encoding: HiCo and LoCo encoding in the same print pass eliminates the two-pass workflows that plague older encoder-equipped printers. If your access control infrastructure runs ISO 7811 mag stripe readers, this printer handles the full credential in one cycle.
- 2 GB Local Flash: Template and overlay storage onboard means the host PC doesn't need to push design assets on every print job. In low-bandwidth environments or when the printer is shared across USB hubs, this reduces per-card print latency meaningfully.
Deployment Considerations:
- This SKU is USB-only — if your card issuance workflow will expand to multiple HR workstations or satellite offices, budget for the optional Ethernet or 802.11ac module before deployment rather than after. Retrofitting is supported, but it's a conversation you want to have before the printer is installed under a reception desk with no cable run planned.
- Card stock storage is the detail most sites miss: the 41°F to 77°F / 35–65% RH storage requirement means stock kept in an unconditioned server room or loading dock staging area will degrade. Blank card and ribbon inventory should live in the same climate-controlled space as the printer.
This printer is the right fit for a single-location badge issuance station — a corporate lobby, hospital admissions desk, or event check-in counter — where the operator isn't a print technician and downtime for ribbon changes or card jams needs to be measured in seconds, not minutes. It's not the right tool for high-volume centralized card production; for that, look at higher-throughput variants in the ZC series with dual-sided capability and lamination options.
